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Thursday, April 26, 2012

ROBERTO MALINI AND DARIO PICCIAU

When justice
protects racists

by Juan de Dios Ramírez
Heredia

In the photo, Juan de Dios Ramírez Heredia

Barcelona, April
27, 2012. Many of you know of the existence of Roberto Malini. He is a tireless
fighter. Roberto Malini's our friend, our brother, our ally. And within two days
will be in court in Pesaro (Italy), and with him also appear Dario Picciau.
Another great activist from the platform "Everyone Grup" show their faces in
defense of Roma and any citizen who is a victim of racial or social
discrimination.

I ask you to read the following lines. They are
crieing against a brave and committed authorities to perform their duties
without any regard to the most basic rights that are inherent to the dignity of
every human being. Read the words of Roberto reflecting very clearly by the
ordeal they are going through many of our brothers in Italy who have bequeathed
to racist politicians who think the time has passed.

Juan de Dios
Ramírez Heredia

The message by Roberto
Malini

Treviglio (BG), April
22, 2012Dear friends,

I thank you for your
support. We have spent many years working for social justice and we are
persecuted for defending the rights of Roma and ask the institutions and
authorities to respect their rights. We want to be a symbol of all those who are
expelled, accused of unfairly and punished without any guilt.

In Italy,
the police commit abuses and Rroma incriminating with false charges. Such
sentences are unjust and often end up in prison without having committed any
crime. The juvenile courts and social services snatch children from their
mothers and give them in adoption to Italian families. Do not help poor and
marginalized communities, but the brutally expelled. Many hospitals refuse to
treat Roma people, and politicians defaming the Roma community to gain the favor
of citizens.

But we know the truth and continue to devote our lives to
defend it. We promise that we do not stop.We will continue to raise our voice
against the abuses against our brothers and sisters gypsies. We have received
threats, police and judicial harassment, and intimidation by political groups
and racists. We are not violent but have powerful weapons: truth, justice and
our ideals of brotherhood. We do not stop.

The Roma population suffers
actual persecution in the European Union. We can not accept this continuing
violation of human rights. In Italy, the hatred against the Roma is so strong
that it also affects us, the defenders of human rights.

On April 27 the
great activist Dario Picciau and I must defend before a judge in the terrible
Court of Pesaro. What is our crime? None. Simply provide humanitarian aid to
three young gypsies in front of a policeman. However, this was not the first
time, because in Pesaro politicians, judges, police and many citizens have taken
actions to force us to abandon the local Roma community. In Pesaro, many Roma
have suffered incredible abuse and ended up in jail without guilt. We will go to
the Court with pride and wearing a shirt with the image of Gandhi and the
slogan: "Human rights are the bread of the world." We stand before the unjust
judges of Pesaro with courage and pride, to represent all the gypsies who are
and have been persecuted.

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LOLO DIKLO : RrOMANI AGAINST RACISM

Lolo Diklo : Rromani Against Racism is an organization dedicated to providing information about the true situation of the Romani (Gypsies) in the world today. We are committed to confronting racism and oppression wherever it is found.

BACKGROUND

The Romani are a people who are not very well known. We are an ethnic group of people originally from India. We left India and arrived in Europe sometime in the 1300's. There are many theories as to why we left India. This is the work of academics, and we have some. Most Romani are more concerned about daily survival to worry about documentation of our past. We know who we are.

What is known about the Romani is, for the most part, stereotypically based. We are portrayed as romantic, carefree wonderers or child stealers, pick pockets and beggers.

Today the Romani of Europe face the same discrimination they have faced for centuries.